Rafail Ostrovsky

American cryptographer
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Rafail Ostrovsky

Summary

Rafail Ostrovsky is a human[1]. He was born on +1963-01-28T00:00:00Z[2]. He worked as a cryptographer[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Rafail Ostrovsky was born on +1963-01-28T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky held citizenship in United States[7].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's professions included cryptographer[3].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky worked as a computer scientist[4].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky worked as a university teacher[5].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's field of work was algorithm[8].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's field of work was computer science[9].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's field of work was cryptography[10].
  • Among Rafail Ostrovsky's employers was University of California, Los Angeles[11].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's doctoral advisor was Silvio Micali[12].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky received the IACR Fellow[13].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky received the Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky received the W. Wallace McDowell Award[15].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky received the ACM Fellow[16].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[17].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's image is recorded as Rafail Ostrovsky.jpg[18].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky is recorded as male[19].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Jonathan Katz as a doctoral student[21].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Vassilis Zikas as a doctoral student[22].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Brett Hemenway as a doctoral student[23].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Paul Bunn as a doctoral student[24].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Steve Lu as a doctoral student[25].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised William E. Skeith III as a doctoral student[26].
  • Rafail Ostrovsky supervised Nishanth Chandran as a doctoral student[27].

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Origins and Family

Rafail Ostrovsky was born on +1963-01-28T00:00:00Z[2].

Education

Rafail Ostrovsky's doctoral advisor was Silvio Micali[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include cryptographer[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5]. Fields of work include algorithm[8]; computer science[9], an academic discipline[28]; and cryptography[10], an academic discipline[29]. Rafail Ostrovsky was employed by University of California, Los Angeles[11]. Doctoral students include Jonathan Katz[21], a computer scientist[30], b. 1974[31], of United States[32], awarded the ACM Fellow[33]; Vassilis Zikas[22]; Brett Hemenway[23], a computer scientist[34]; Paul Bunn[24], a computer scientist[35]; Steve Lu[25], a computer scientist[36]; and William E. Skeith III[26], a computer scientist[37].

Recognition

Awards received include IACR Fellow[13]; Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14], a fellowship award[38], in United States[39], founded in 1874[40]; W. Wallace McDowell Award[15], an award[41], founded in 1966[42]; and ACM Fellow[16], a fellowship award[43].

Why It Matters

Rafail Ostrovsky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,282 of 1,000,298).[6]

His notable doctoral advisees include Jonathan Katz[44], a computer scientist[45], b. 1974[46], of United States[47], awarded the ACM Fellow[48]; Paul Bunn[49], a computer scientist[50]; Steve Lu[51], a computer scientist[52]; William E. Skeith III[53], a computer scientist[54]; Nishanth Chandran[55], a computer scientist[56]; and Will Rosenbaum[57], a computer scientist[58].

FAQs

What did Rafail Ostrovsky do for work?

Rafail Ostrovsky worked as cryptographer[3], computer scientist[4], and university teacher[5].

What awards did Rafail Ostrovsky receive?

Honors received include IACR Fellow[13], Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science[14], W. Wallace McDowell Award[15], and ACM Fellow[16].

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  16. [12] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
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  24. [17] . acm.org. Retrieved . acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [2] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [44] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [57] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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